Food Security Cluster

MOGADISHU — FAO handed over a new inshore fishing vessel to the Jubaland Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources after a groundbreaking delivery trip from Bosaso to Kismayo, a voyage of over 1,000 Nautical miles.  Three of these new vessels, designed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has received seven tons of relief assistance from the Italian Contingent of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia, EUTM-S, the US Army Civil Affairs Team. The food will be distributed to vulnerable families and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Lower Shabelle region. The EUTM-S Force Commander, …

JOWHAR — Over 500 families living near Jowhar town, Middle Shabelle region, who were affected by recent severe flooding in the area have received emergency food and humanitarian relief in an effort coordinated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and HirShabelle State authorities. Last month, riverine flooding following …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations’ top relief official in Somalia has appealed for funding to help millions of people in need of life-saving assistance in the country. Adam Abdelmoula, humanitarian coordinator for Somalia said the funding crisis has left 5.9 million vulnerable persons at risk of losing access to some …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said Monday that violence in the central Somali town of Wisil Sunday has displaced thousands of people who have moved to neighboring towns. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the displaced have arrived in Xero Dhagaxley, Hobyo and …

LONDON — Some 41 million people worldwide are at at imminent risk of famine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, saying soaring prices for basic foods were compounding existing pressures on food security. Another half a million are already experiencing famine-like conditions, said the WFP’s Executive …

MOGADISHU —  At least 2.8 million people are projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity and hunger in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency warned on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 80 percent of Somalia was facing moderate to …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) on Monday sent two planeloads of food aid to flood victims in the country’s south. The aid was received by local authorities of Hirshabelle State and distribution is expected to start soon. Thousands of people have been displaced due to flooding along …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent on Saturday distributed meat among needy families (Households) in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, an official of the charity group said. Orhan Kokcu, head of the Turkish Red Crescent in Somalia, told Anadolu Agency that the aid group slaughtered over 215 cattle and distributed the meat …

MOGADISHU — Drought and a rain deficit is pushing more than 2.73 million people in Somalia toward the crisis level of acute food insecurity, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The annual Gu rains of early spring came late in some parts of the country and were mainly below average, the …